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Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a literature school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's literature program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

The Graduate Center Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Literature

The Graduate Center Literature Rankings

Literature Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Literature Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of literature master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a literature master's degree from The Graduate Center, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Literature

Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Literature 1

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Editors 19,140 $83,070
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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